Mow-spreader.



D. P. L. CAMPBELL. MOW SPREADEB.. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 22, 1912.

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ELIZABETH CALKINS, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

CORSET-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 'E S, 1.913.

Application filed May 9, 1913. Serial No. 766,510.

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Be it known that I, ELIZABETH CALKINS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Corset-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

his invention relates to corset fasteners whereby the two parts of the corset can be securely fastened in such a manner that the fasteners can be easily and quickly loosened when it is desired to open and take oil the corset.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide an improved clasp for corsets which is so designed that the hooi: portion of the clasp can be easily and quickly engaged with the eyelet and locked in closed position, the clasp being of durable and substantial design and the hook portion of the clasp being locked by a pivoted slide, which, upon being released, permits the clasp to be released so that the corset will open.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel arrangement of stays or steels, one being formed with openings to constitute the eyelets with which the hooks or clasps on the steel secured to the opposite end of the clasp are adapted to engage, there being a third stay or steel which lies under the eyelet and clasp-carrying stays so as to bridge the gap between them and cause the said stays to lie evenly or in the same plane, and also to prevent the under garments from interfering` with the closing of the fasteners.,

With these objects in View, and others as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises Various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particular-ity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, and wherein similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a fragmentary front view of the corset fastener' with the parts of the corsets fastened together; Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged sectional views through one of the clasps, showing the same in closed or in locked position in Fig. 2 and in open position in Fig. 3, Fig. l is a front View of the hook section of the fastener; and Fig. 5 is a front view of the eyelet portion of the fastener `with a portion of the eyelet stay broken away.

Referring to the drawing A designates the hook-carrying section of the fastener and B the eyelet section, the said sections being as long as the end et ges of the two parts of a pair of corsets, so as to be fastened to such parts. The section A comprises a steel or stay l which is closed in a cloth casing 2 which casing has an attaching portion 3 cxtending along the edge opposite from the clasps, so that the clasp-carrying section can be sewed on the body of the corsets. Extending from the steel or stay l `and arranged in spaced relation thereto are clasps C, which, as shown clearly in Figs. Q and 3, comprise a base il; to which is hingedly connected by a pintle 5 a bill member t3, the tip portion 7 of which 4is adapted, when in closed position, to engage a spring 8 which is fastened lo the base 1-, sach base il; being secured by rivets t) or equivalent means to the stay l. On the side of the base plate Ll opposite from the bill (3 is a lock plate l0 pivoted at ll and having an edge l2, and

adapted to engage a shoulder 13011 the eye .portion l-l of the bill or hooli member G,

so that the hook member will be locked in the position shown .in Fig. 2. vhen the looking plate l0 is thrown laterally, as shown at the bottom clasp, Fig. l, the bill member or hook (S is free to open, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it can be detached from the eyelet section l.

'lhe cyelet section l) comprises a steel or stay 'l5 which is provided with openings 1G adjacent one edge, so as lo form eyelets into which the hook or bill members (3 of the clasps are adapted to engage. lVhen the parts are hooked together as shown in F ig. 2, the two sections A and B lie in the same plane, with the edges of the two sections slightly spaced apart. This gap is closed by an under stay or steel 17 which is inclosed in a fabric casing ,1S that is wider than the slay so as to provide an attaching flange or edge 19, which is secured by stitching Q() to the attaching web or portion 21 of the casing 22, in which the eyelet stay lo is incased. This attaching member 2l is sewed or otherwise secured to the body of the corset. then the two sections A and B are clasped together, as shown in Figs. l and 2, the underlying stay 1S holds the two sections DONALD PETER LOTHIAN CAMPBELL, OF VANKLEEK HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA.

MOVf-SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1S, 1913.

Application filed July 22, 1912. Serial No. 710,811.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, DONALD ln'rnn Lo- 'ri-HAN CAMPBELL, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident 0f Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Cana-da, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mow- Spreaders, of which the following is a speciiication.

The invention relates to improven'lents in mow spreaders, as described in the present specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel arrangement and construction of parts, whereby a carriage travels upon a trackway extending across the mow, and has a tiltable trip platform arranged thereon and operated by a control line at any desired place over the mow.

The objects of the invention are to devise a mow spreader of simple and durable construction, which may be readily operated from the floor of the barn to receive hay or the like as it may be delivered from a hay fork, and distribute the same in an even manner throughout the length and breadth of the mow.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the upper portion of a barn with the mow spreader arranged to travel on a trackway extending to opposite sides of the roof. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the spreader with the trackway upon which it is mounted shown in section, and the platform in its tilted position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the spreader and trackway upon which the same is mounted, showing the arrangement of pulleys and lines for operating the same, and the center board 0f the platform removed. Fig. iilis a cross sectional view of the spreader.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

Referring to the drawings, l is the roof of a barn covering the mow therebelow, the barn and roof thereof being of any desired size and shape.

2 are purlin beams as customarily found in position extending across the barn on each side of the mow, though it must be understood that the arrangement of beams as shown in the accompanying drawings is quite immaterial, and any suitable beams extending across the barn will be adaptable for mounting the spreader tracks and fittings thereon, as hereinafter explained.

3 are trackways formed of angle iron 0r any suitable material and fastened along the top of the beams 2, or other suitable track supports.

4: is the carriage frame, comprising the end-pieces 5, the side-pieces G and the center cross-piece 7 extending between the endpieces midway between the side-pieces G.

32 are flanged wheels Journaled on the stud shafts 33 extending from the end-pieces 5 adjacent each corner of the frame, whereby the carriage may run upon the trackway from side to side of the barn.

8 are hinge irons arranged at intervals along the cross-piece 7, and extending upwardly therefrom, and turned at their upper ends in longitudinal alinement with the cross-piece 7.

9 is the trip platform having the three cross-pieces 10, to which the side-boards l1 are secured, said side-boards being notched on the inner edges thereof at 12 adjacent each end.

123 is the center-lmard of the platform, having the cleats la secured across the under side thereof, said cleats being inserted through the notches l2 in the side-boards as the center-board 13 is placed in position on the platform, after which the centerboard is slid along until the cleats lll abut the cross-pieces l() on the under side of the side-boards, whereby the said center-board is lirmly held in position until it is desired to remove the same for purposes as hereinafter described.

T he cross-pieces il() midway of the length thereof have the orifices l5 extending laterally therethrough, and into which the turned upper ends of the hinge irons 8 extend, whereby the platform is hingedly supported along the entire length thereof over the cross-piece 7.

1G is a sen'ii-circular rack segment having the notch 17 formed at the lower-most point thereof, and the upwardly extending lugs '1S embracing the cross-piece 7.

19 is a bolt extending laterally through the cross-piece 7 and the lugs llS of the segment 1G, and securing the same to the crosspiece 7.

2O are bolts extending downwardly through the center cross-piece 10 of the platform one to each side of the cross-piece a semi-circular yoke supported on the under side of said platform and looped under said cross-piece and having a limited lateral swinging movement and a tongue extending upwardly from the center thereof, a segment secured to the under side of said crosspiece above the center of said yoke and having a center notch into which the tongue of said yoke extends, an eye-bolt extending downwardly from said cross-piece and in alinement with the notch in said segment and a trip line secured to said yoke opposite the tongue thereof and extending through said eye-bo1t.

3. In a mow spreader, a carriage comprising a rectangular frame having a center cross-piece, wheels journaled at the corners of said frame, a platform extending longitudinally of said cross-piece and hingedly supported thereby and having the center board thereof above said cross-piece and removable, means for retaining said platform in horizontal position and means for tripping said platform to a tilted position.

Signed at Vankleek Hill, Province of Ontario in the Dominion of Canada, this 22nd day of J une 1912 A. D.

DONALD PETER LOTIIIAN CAMPBELL.

Witnesses R. LABRossE, HENRI GLABoRsKY.

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